Councillor Corall Jenkins, Ward
Councillor for Clifton South Ward, spoke for five minutes to
request deferral of the decision on the application until the Local
Plan Inspector’s review of the site was available, likely to
be early in 2019. She stated that she was representing the views of
those residents who had submitted objections to the outline
planning permission, including the importance of the site in terms
of conservation and its proximity to listed buildings. Councillor
Corall Jenkins then took no further part in the meeting while the
Committee discussed and voted on the item.

Rob Percival, Area Planning
Manager, then introduced application 18/00056/POUT by Planning and
Design Group (UK) Ltd on behalf of Nottingham City Council and
Nottingham Trent University for outline planning permission for
residential development with all matter reserved except access. The
application was brought to Planning Committee as it is a major
application which departs from some policies in the Development
Plan, where there are important land use considerations and
significant public interest.

Rob Percival presented the
application to the Committee highlighting the following
points:

a)the site sits in the west of Clifton in
the Barton Green area, adjacent to the Clifton Village conservation
area. Access to the site would be through Hawksley Gardens with
emergency access only through Finchley Close;

b)
a Traffic Assessment has been carried out in relation to access to
the site which considers the impact on existing roads and the
junction with the A453 at Crusader Island to be acceptable;

c)
in relation to the reserved matters, an indicative masterplan had
been submitted which showed some retentions including; the
bridleway to the east of the site, a green buffer along the western
edge of the site with Clifton Woods and a row of trees across the
site providing a wildlife corridor;

d)
regarding concerns about the impact on the Clifton Village
Conservation Area and Clifton Hall and Church, the site sits
alongside the conservation area, not within it, and a Heritage
Impact Assessment classified the impact as less than substantial
with due regard having been given to the relevant legislation;

e)
the inclusion of the site in a new Local Plan is currently under
consideration by Planning Inspectors whose report is expected in
the New Year. However, the site is identified for housing in the
current Local Plan, is a longstanding allocated site and has been
since 1997;

f)
Overall, it is proposed that the development of the site would
cause less than substantial harm and would bring benefit to the
area in terms of delivering new housing.

Following questions and comment
from the Committee the following additional information was
provided:

(g)
Richard Bines, Solicitor, provided advice to the Committee on their
obligations in relation to section 72(1) of the Planning (Listed
Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 advising that there is a
general overarching statutory duty to pay special attention to the
desirability of preserving or enhancing the character or
appearance, with respect to any building or land in
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Councillor David Trimble, Ward
Councillor for Dunkirk and Lenton Ward
spoke for five minutes in opposition to the application stating the
following. While he recognised that 55,000 students needed to be
housed in Nottingham many of the streets in his ward were already
highly populated with student properties. This brings problems such
as antisocial behaviour, particularly at the weekends. By
increasing the amount of student accommodation this application, if
approved, would breach the Council’s Building Balanced
Communities policy. He accepted the need to bring the building back
into use and its use as a pub but not the intensity of the
development or the proximity to neighbouring properties. He
expressed concern about the lack of parking which was likely to
exacerbate existing parking problems in the ward.Councillor Trimble then took no further part in the
meeting while the Committee discussed and voted on the
item.

Rob Percival, Area Planning
Manager, then introduced application 18/01082/PFUL3 by Leonard
Design Architects on behalf of Mr Sam Burt for planning permission
for refurbishment and external alterations to the existing public
house on the ground floor, change of use of the upper 2 floors to 2
student cluster apartments, conversion of the existing loft space
to 6 student studios and erection of a 3 storey extension to the
rear of the property consisting of 19 student studios (in total 38
student beds). The application was brought to the Committee because
it relates to a major development on a prominent site, where there
are important land use considerations. Ward Councillors had also
objected to the proposal.

Rob Percival presented the
application to the committee highlighting the following
points:

(a)theapplication concerns the long vacant Grove Hotel which stands on
the corner of Abbey Street and Grove Road. Terraced properties sit
to the southwest of the property on Grove Road. The application has
the prime entrance point on the busier Abbey Street, includes a
bike store and has an access point for waste storage and the
pub’s cellar on Grove Road. The upper floor would have a
central access core with accommodation surrounding;

(b)theredevelopment will smarten up the existing building. The new
build extension sits to the less pleasant rear of the existing
building and has been designed in response to its surroundings. It
steps down from the existing building and effort has been made to
safeguard the privacy of adjoining properties;

(c)thedensity of the student accommodation in the area has been
addressed within the report. The application is in accordance with
the Building Balanced Communities policy as there is not a rigid
prohibition of any student accommodation being approved. While many
student HMO (Houses in Multiple Occupation) applications are
refused, applications can be approved in appropriate areas, such as
this location on a main road, where the environment is less
conducive to family housing.

Following questions and
comments from the Committee, the following additional information
was provided:

Councillor Malcolm Wood
declared an in this item as a director of Nottingham Racecourse
Company Limited which owns land in close proximity to the site, and
he took no part on the discussion or voting on the item.

Rob Percival, Area Planning
Manager, introduced application 18/01224/PFUL3 by GVA Grimley on behalf of Colwick Hall Hotel for planning permission for the
erection of a function suite containing WCs, stores, kitchen and
bar with landscaping and associated works. The application was brought to the Committee
because it is a major development on a prominent site where there
are important design and heritage considerations.

Rob Percival presented the
application to the Committee and highlighted the following
points:

(a)ColwickHall sits near to the racecourse on Racecourse Road
in Colwick. The site of the application
has been occupied for many years by a temporary marquee which is
integral to the functioning of the Hall as a business. Temporary
Planning permission was granted for the marquee in 2005 and renewed
in 2007 before being refused in 2009. An enforcement notice remains
in place for the removal of the marquee. The marquee now overlaps
the Grade II* listed building and has several outbuildings
attached.

(b)The capacity of the new function suite is the same
as the current marquee at up to 500 but the line of the building
has been brought back to be in line with the stable buildings, much
reducing the impact on the setting. The elevations have been kept
low to keep it subordinate to the Hall. The design is contemporary
but the glazing and brickwork seeks to achieve an orangery or
walled garden aesthetic, in keeping with the Hall.

(c)The design has been amended to include a terrace in
order to retain a walnut tree and replacement planting will
mitigate the loss of other trees on the site. The scheme has also
been pulled forward to enable the retention of trees.

Following questions and
comments from the Committee, the following additional information
was provided:

(d)The footprint of the new building is the minimum
required to replace the existing marquee and outbuildings and much
consideration has been given to minimising the loss of vegetation.
The woodland being lost is of modest value in ecological terms and
the loss will be mitigated at a rate of at least two for one in the
Country Park as part of the conditions. The loss of woodland needs
to be balanced against the heritage impact of the current marquee
on the Grade II* listed Hall.

(e)The level of noise caused by events will be reduced
in a permanent building compared with that in the
marquee.

RESOLVED to:

(1)grant planning permission subject to the
indicative conditions substantially in the form of those listed in
the draft decision notice at the end of the report;

(2)delegateauthority
to the Director of Planning and Regeneration to determine the final
details of the conditions.